User:Akhemal
Dr. Ashok Hemal, MD
[edit]Reciepent of one of the highest civilian awards Padma Shree by the Government of India
[edit]Professor, Director, Robotic and Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery Department Name: Urology Department of Urology Medical Center Blvd Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Dr. Ashok Hemal is internationally acclaimed for developing and conducting pioneering work in the field of Laparoscopic (minimally invasive) and Robotic urologic surgery.
[edit]Ashok Hemal | |
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| Nationality |  Indian American |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Robotic and Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery, WFUBMC, NC |
| Website | [1] |
Presently- Professor, Department of Urology, and Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Director of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences,
Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC-27157-1094, USA
Off- 336-716-5694 ; Fax 336-716-5711
Email:- ahemal@wfubmc.edu
- Worked in Henry Ford hospital, Detroit, USA as a visiting professor and international scholar over 2 years
- Established laparoscopic and robotic programs in other centers in USA, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia and Thailand.
- Past President of the Urology Society of India (North Zone)
- Performed first Robotic Radical prostatectomy for cancer prostate at AIIMS.
- Awards: Dr. BC Roy National award, Urologist of the Decade award, International Guest Scholar of the American College of Surgeons, SIU, Padma-Shri in 2007.
Email Address: ahemal@wfubmc.edu Foreign Language(s): Hindi, Punjabi
Interests
- Clinical Interests: Reconstructive Urology, Laparoscopy, Urologic Oncology, Urology, Robotic Urologic Surgery
- Teaching Interests: Robotic and laparoscopic urologic surgery
- Research Interests: Robotic, laparoscopic and minimally invasive urologic surgery of the adrenal, kidney, prostate and bladder
Education
Degree Organization From To
Postgraduate M.D. Medical College, Gwalior, India 1981
Residency Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 1987 1988
G. R. Medical College, Gwalior 1982 1985
Fellowship All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Publications: For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine. <WFUBMC> <All>